On 28/11/2015 9:34 PM, Dwight Beebe wrote:

> I finished the carving hatchet today.  I reground the edge to a  > radius of
about 7" and created an asymmetric set of bevels.  The long >
side, about 1/2" wide, is toward the work. The included angle is > about 30 
degrees.
Nice axe Dwight.

These are my carving hatchets.

http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10074/Hatchets.jpg

The smaller one is REALLY small, made by James Smart in
Brockville, one of those $2 yard sale acquisitions.  It works
great for carving spoons, and is small and light enough to
take along even when I need to pack light.  It does not work
for splitting wood at all well, due to the lack of mass.

The larger one is a normal camp hatchet size, something
I picked up at one of the Tools Of The Trade sales some
years back.  The handle is way too skinny, and will be
replaced some day.  This one is nicely undercut so you
can get your hand up behind the center of mass when
using it for detail work.  That, I think, is the key requirement
for a carving axe.   The bevels are equal on these tools.
I may have to try changing that and see how they work
with asymmetric bevels.

Darrell
starting to clean the shop to get ready for the Galoot Xmas BBQ next weekend!

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Darrell LaRue
Oakville ON
Wood Hoarder, Blade Sharpener, and Occasional Tool User